In 1967, the year Jimi Hendrix became the toast of London, a bartender at a working-class pub in Liverpool mistook the rock star for someone far less glamorous ...

Actress Hayley Atwell, currently starring in ‘Captain America,’ reveals that a long-rumored and talked about Jimi Hendrix biopic featuring Andre 3000 of rap group Outkast is edging closer to becoming ...

Kurt Cobain's biographer takes on the great rock guitarist's legacy and misses the mark. By Billboard Staff Kurt Cobain’s biographer takes on the great rock guitarist’s legacy and misses the mark.

Charles R. Cross, who wrote the acclaimed “Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain,” spent the past four years researching the life of the biggest rock star ever to come out of the Northwest.

Room Full of Mirrors by Charles R. Cross is the latest biography to attempt to uncover the mystery behind the short yet timeless career of Jimi Hendrix. Cross is no stranger to difficult subject ...

Here’s how you make a movie about Jimi Hendrix without the participation of his fractious/litigious estate. You frame it within a brief window, just when his fame was blossoming. The film opens in ...

When veteran music journalist Philip Norman turns his attention to a musician, the word “definitive” is not an understatement. For while many of his subjects are themselves subjects of dozens—even ...

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix, November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric ...

For only four years, Jimi Hendrix was one of the biggest stars in rock music before his untimely death. Now, decades later, he is still recognized as a guitar genius -- his solos revolutionized rock ...

In his brief career, Jimi Hendrix delivered a few of the most legendary performances in rock history. If his work at Monterey Pop (1967) didn’t do it for you, his closing set at Woodstock (1969) would ...